Edmonton Oilers expect to select good player in talented draft class

Last season, the Edmonton Oilers came out of the NHL Draft Lottery picking 10th and selected defenceman Evan Bouchard from the London Knights of the OHL.

With the Edmonton loss to New Jersey on Wednesday and Arizona winning Thursday, the Oilers fell eight points back of the Coyotes in the final wildcard playoff position as they headed on the road for a game in Glendale on Saturday.

With a dozen games to go, their odds of statistical/strength of schedule odds in the computerized website Sports Club Stats, dropped from five per cent back to 1.5.

If the NHL Lottery Draft were to be held now instead of April 9, and if the winners of the first three draft picks all went to teams sitting lower in the standings than Edmonton, the Oilers would be selecting ninth.

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